A storm system which has brought rain, ice and snow to the US Midwest and Great Plains was being blamed for fatal crashes in three states, including an accident that left four dead in Nebraska.
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The storm stretched from Texas to the Great Lakes states and forced some schools to close. The National Weather Service issued winter weather advisories for parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Flood warnings were in effect in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan with flood watches in Texas and Arkansas.
As much as 10cm of rain fell overnight in the Chicago area, and more rain was falling Tuesday afternoon. The heavy rain combined with melting snow and frozen ground will lead to rising waters on area streams and rivers, forecasters said, creating the potential for flash flooding.
Weather service officials urged motorists not to drive onto flooded roadways and find alternate routes.
Australian Associated Press